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Jersey City man, 18, charged with robbing cell phone: police

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Lester Smith, 18, of Jersey City appeared in Central Judicial Processing in Jersey City via video link from the Hudson County jail in Kearny on the charges of robbery, resisting arrest and criminal mischief on April 3, 2014.
(Jonathan Lin/The Jersey Journal)

An 18-year-old Jersey City man has been charged with robbing a man of his cell phone in Jersey City, according to court documents.

Lester Smith, who appeared in Central Judicial Processing in Jersey City today, asked a man if he could borrow his cell phone and then started walking away with it Wednesday, according to Hudson County Assistant Prosecutor Howard Bell.

When the man tried to retrieve his cell phone, Smith pushed the man, Bell said. Smith then ran when a police officer arrived at the scene and smashed the man's phone, according to court documents.

Smith was charged with robbery, criminal mischief and resisting arrest. His bail was set at $75,000, cash or bond.